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November 29, 2007

Friend lists of the future

In the future, when we have faster than light travel, friends lists will be important.

When you go off on a long trip (lightyears away...) when you get back, all your friends and family will be very much older.

If you want to avoid that, you need an FTLFriends list - who do you want to see in your-frame-of-reference-tomorrow? Because that frame of reference tomorrow is 50 years in this frame of reference....

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rory

you need to get out more !

dottie

yes, yes I do... ;(

Posted by dottie at November 29, 2007 9:17 PM

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you need to get out more !

Posted by: rory at December 10, 2007 9:44 AM

yes, yes I do... ;(

Posted by: dottie at December 10, 2007 10:54 PM

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